Africa

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4 February 2013

UN – Ministerial Meeting in Rome Terzi: Security Council Reform for greater credibility

“The UN has proven capable of acting effectively as a guarantor of peace and security”, but there is no lack of problems, as seen in the “Security Council’s immobility in the face of the tragedy of the Syrian crisis”, asserted Minister Giulio Terzi’s as he opened the ministerial meeting on UN Security Council reform at […]

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31 January 2013

EU Foreign Affairs Council, Terzi calls for rapid launch of border control mission in Libya

Italy called for the deployment “as rapidly as possible” of a European border control mission in Libya, explained Minister Giulio Terzi at the conclusion of an EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels. “We discussed the EU’s possible collaboration on border control in Libya and the country’s security conditions; my call for the rapid launch […]

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31 January 2013

EU Foreign Affairs Council Terzi in Brussels: focus on Syria, Mali, Egypt and Somalia

The crises in Syria and Mali, along with the situations in Somalia and Egypt, will be the main topics of discussion today at the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels, where Minister Terzi is representing Italy. Syria Italy will stress the urgency to accelerate a political solution hinging on Assad’s exit from the scenario, and […]

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Press Releases

29 January 2013

Attentato a Mogadiscio: Terzi a collega somala, “Italia al vostro fianco” – Ferma condanna dell’atto

Il Ministro degli Esteri, Giulio Terzi, ha avuto una conversazione telefonica con il Vice Primo Ministro e Ministro degli Esteri somalo, Signora Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adan, per manifestare “la forte vicinanza” dell’Italia alle Autorità somale ed ai familiari delle vittime del sanguinoso attentato compiuto stamani di fronte all’ufficio del Primo Ministro a Mogadiscio, sul quale […]

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28 January 2013

MALI UN: respect human rights and facilitate political process, says Ban

French and Malian troops are advancing in their objective to regain the territory in the north now occupied by armed Islamic groups, and the Bamako authorities are convinced that the war will soon be over. Nevertheless, the humanitarian situation is a deep concern, with over 370,000 displaced persons and a serious food crisis, as the […]

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25 January 2013

MALI – EU: food crisis. Italy to supply logistic support and trainers

The refugee emergency and food crisis are what most concern the European Union in Mali. The alarm was sounded by Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva upon her return from a mission to Bamako and Burkina Faso, one month on from her last visit. The food crisis is the “main worry” when it comes to security […]

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22 January 2013

Luanda – Italian Embassy Donates an Ambulance to the Children’s Hospital

The Italian Embassy in Angola has donated a fully-equipped Fiat Ducato ambulance to the David Bernardino Hospital for Children in Luanda. The initiative is an example of “public-private partnership” at the local level. At the brief presentation ceremony, the Italian Ambassador, Giuseppe Mistretta, commented on the important presence of Italian health operators in Angola and […]

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22 January 2013

MALI – Italy cannot not take part in EU mission, says Terzi

Mali risks being precipitated into a crisis “worse than Somalia and Afghanistan” and “Italy cannot not take part in the EU training operation” in view of its commitment to combating terrorism. These points were underscored by Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi in his briefing to the Foreign Affairs and Defence joint committees at the Chamber of […]

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21 January 2013

MALI – Italy cannot not take part in EU mission, says Terzi

21 January 2013 “I believe that a country like Italy, engaged not just in combating terrorism, but in fostering stability and development in the Sahel region, cannot not take part – even if only to a limited extent – in this operation” in Mali. These were Minister Terzi’s words as he reported to the Foreign […]

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Interviews

21 January 2013

Dassù: «Bamako è più vicina di Kabul» (La Stampa)

Quella in gioco in un pezzo di Africa solo a prima vista remoto è una questione di importanza vitale per il nostro Paese. È necessario che i partiti politici rendano i cittadini consapevoli di quali siano e dove si trovino i nostri interessi nazionali. Al di là di considerazioni pre-elettorali dal respiro corto. Rispetto a […]

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Speeches

19 January 2013

COMUNICAZIONI DEL GOVERNO SULLO STATO DELLE MISSIONI IN CORSO E DEGLI INTERVENTI DI COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO E A SOSTEGNO DEI PROCESSI DI PACE DI STABILIZZAZIONE

COMMISSIONI RIUNITE E CONGIUNTE 3a (Affari esteri, emigrazione) e 4a (Difesa) del Senato della Repubblica e III (Affari esteri e comunitari) e IV (Difesa) della Camera dei deputati COMUNICAZIONI DEL GOVERNO SULLO STATO DELLE MISSIONI IN CORSO E DEGLI INTERVENTI DI COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO E A SOSTEGNO DEI PROCESSI DI PACE DI STABILIZZAZIONE 13a seduta: […]

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Speeches

19 January 2013

COMUNICAZIONI DEL GOVERNO SULLO STATO DELLE MISSIONI IN CORSO E DEGLI INTERVENTI DI COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO E A SOSTEGNO DEI PROCESSI DI PACE DI STABILIZZAZIONE

COMMISSIONI RIUNITE E CONGIUNTE 3a (Affari esteri, emigrazione) e 4a (Difesa) del Senato della Repubblica e III (Affari esteri e comunitari) e IV (Difesa) della Camera dei deputati COMUNICAZIONI DEL GOVERNO SULLO STATO DELLE MISSIONI IN CORSO E DEGLI INTERVENTI DI COOPERAZIONE ALLO SVILUPPO E A SOSTEGNO DEI PROCESSI DI PACE DI STABILIZZAZIONE 13a seduta: […]

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